Christopher Moore's History News

History (mostly Canadian), a little politics (ditto), and the Tour de France in July.

Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Quick trip to Quebec et la Nouvelle-France

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We were briefly in Montreal last week  -- colder and snowier than Toronto, but still a pleasure to visit.   While we were there, the debate ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Book Notes: Allan Greer on the Rum Economy

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Nice to see a substantial early Canadian history piece by Allan Greer, McGill University historian, featured in the Toronto Star, and based...

Ancient History

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A day will come when the passage of time and the assiduous exploration  of long centuries will bring to light what now escapes us, and our  ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Submarines all the way down: Carney's cultural policy cuts UPDATED

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So this happened:   In February Colin Coates, professor of history, wrote in his role as president of the Canadian Historical Association t...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Doesn't Cultural Sovereignty Matter too?

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NiCHE, the Network in Canadian History and Environment, has a new article about about how the Carney government is decommissioning the Parks...
Monday, March 09, 2026

Short history of Time (changes)

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To hell with all these moaners -- I love the time change.   This weekend felt like the first dawning of spring in Toronto, with temperatures...
Saturday, March 07, 2026

Book Notes: the political science of parliamentary oversight.

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I’ve been reading a curious book called Overseen or Overlooked? Legislators, Armed Forces, and Democratic Accountability , written collectiv...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

Random cultural history notes.

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I  I ought to be a sucker for a general interest magazine entirely focused on Canadian issues, personalities, culture, and politics. But in ...
Monday, March 02, 2026

Book Notes: Scott McIntyre and Erna Paris

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I've been reading two recent books about the history of Canadian writing and publishing in the last half-century or so: Scott McIntyre...

History of floorcrossing

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For The Walrus online, David Moscrop offers a "tepid" defence of floor crossing by members of parliament.   We return individuals...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

History of Free Speech in Alberta

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On February 23 The Writers' Guild of Alberta planned to mark Freedom To Read Week with a public forum in Calgary on censorship and book ...
Monday, February 23, 2026

More dual-national history

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Patrick Lacroix , the historian of franco-america, responds to a recent post here in order to draw our attention to Canada's own new ame...
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